By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's benchmark stock index closed the day at 112,175.19 points on Monday, up 0.9% from the previous close.
Borsa Istanbul's BIST 100 index started the week at 111,479.29 points. As of the daily close, it earned 998.44 points from Friday's close of 111,176.75 points.
The price of one ounce of gold was around $1,484 by market close, up from $1,477 at the previous close, according to data from Borsa Istanbul's Precious Metals and Diamond Markets.
The price of Brent crude oil was around $66 per barrel as of 6 p.m. (1500GMT) on Monday.
| Exchange Rates | Friday | Monday |
| USD/TRY | 5.9390 | 5.9480 |
| EUR/TRY | 6.5860 | 6.5990 |
| GBP/TRY | 7.7580 | 7.7050 |